imposing
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Napoleon’s reasons for reimposing slavery in Guadeloupe in 1802 and attempting to do so in Saint-Domingue are fiercely debated by historians.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
The judge pledged to set aside her original sentencing and consider DePape’s statement in her new ruling, before ultimately reimposing the 30-year sentence.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2024
This led to the US reimposing some of its economic sanctions on the country.
From BBC • Mar. 9, 2024
Economists at Morgan Stanley, meanwhile, predict that reimposing loan repayments will have a tangible - but modest - impact on growth in the closing months of the year.
From Reuters • Jun. 30, 2023
But Canning, in harsh language, repudiated the arrangement of his over-sanguine agent, and Madison was forced to the mortifying step of reimposing non-intercourse by a second proclamation.
From The Wars Between England and America by Smith, T. C.
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